Tijuana vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tijuana	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$568	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$3342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	86
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.79M

The cost of living in Tijuana is 51% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4681st and 918th ($1210 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Mexico and Canada, respectively. Check Mexico vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tijuana compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tijuana ranked 5th best city to live in Mexico vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5591st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tijuana	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1199	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3040	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2330	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.25	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.21	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.7	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4593	$17676

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Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043